William Gopallawa
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William Gopallawa was a Sri Lankan politician and statesman who served as the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972. That year, Ceylon became a republic, and changed its name to Sri Lanka;
Gopallawa in 1961
Ambassador William Gopallawa meets with President of the United States John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House, 7 September 1961
President William Gopallawa and First Lady Seela Gopallawa with Diyawadana Nilame Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy
President of Sri Lanka
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The president of Sri Lanka is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the commander
William Gopallawa
…Ceylon from 1962 to 1972. That year, Ceylon became a republic, and changed its name to Sri Lanka; he would serve as the first and only non-executive President of Sri Lanka until 1978. Gopallawa served as Governor-General during the tenure of three different governments, two headed by Sirimavo Bandaranaike of the Sri Lanka…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake in 2025
President's Pavilion in Kandy
The Presidential Secretariat, formerly Sri Lanka's Parliament building